The year 2020 became one that tested everyone in ways never imagined. For business leaders, they contended with circumstances they had never encountered before. There were issues with supply chain, facility capacity limitations, shutdowns, social distancing, mask mandates, COVID exposure protocol, staffing, sanitization, health, and safety – to name a few. Over the past few … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of January 21, 2021
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 96,563,635 total cases (up from 87,588,168 compared to two weeks ago) with 2,067,143 fatalities (up from 1,890,824 compared to two weeks ago) — 2.14% of total cases (down from 2.16% compared to two weeks ago). In the United States, there have been 24,433,486 total cases (up from 21,559,660 … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Hitting deadline for 35 years
In the newspaper business, our schedule is dictated by press deadlines. Right when we finish one deadline, the countdown to the next one begins immediately. Over the course of 35 years of working for the Fillmore County Journal, Sherry Hines has successfully hit more than 1,800 deadlines. That’s truly astounding! More than a year ago, she shared with her Journal family that … [Read more...]
USPS mail delivery challenged with COVID
The past couple months have been quite challenging for the United States Postal Service, which is apparent by the delays in mail delivery. On January 2, 2021, my wife and I received a piece of mail from our insurance company that was mailed on December 1, 2020. It took just a little over one month to arrive in our mailbox. This has become more common for many people … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… The art of distraction
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com My wife and I pretty much only watch the news on TV when we are getting ready for the day. Depending on what’s considered newsworthy, we may even skip the news altogether. With that said, our evenings are occupied with a family sit-down supper often followed by an aggressive game of … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of January 7, 2021
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 87,588,168 total cases (up from 82,282,392 compared to two weeks ago) with 1,890,824 fatalities (up from 1,796,769 compared to two weeks ago) — 2.16% of total cases (down from 2.00% compared to two weeks ago). In the United States, there have been 21,559,660 total cases (up from 19,745,674 compared … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… We became even more connected
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com As we kick open the doors of 2021, it gives us a moment to reflect on what just happened in the year that was. For me, at the newspaper, I think of all of the stories we published, and how the pandemic changed what we covered and how we covered it. What was most interesting to me was how … [Read more...]
Real Bites – Shari’s Sports Saloon & Lanes
At the newspaper, many of us wear multiple hats. Paul Trende is our sports coverage guru along with some other reporting, and he also makes sure all of the newspapers make it to each post office location in our coverage area. When the newspaper grows beyond a certain page count, we have to haul over 5,000 pounds of newspapers in two one-ton vans to get the newspapers … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of December 24, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 82,282,392 total cases (up from 74,724,989 compared to two weeks ago) with 1,796,769 fatalities (up from 1,657,706 compared to two weeks ago) — 2.00% of total cases (down from 2.21% compared to a week ago). In the United States, there have been 19,745,674 total cases (up from 17,145,832 compared … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Self-discovery in 2020
Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com Do you remember around the end of 2019, there were all of these jokes about how 2020 was going to be the year of vision, clarity, and focus? Boy, did we get blindsided. I heard another joke recently. If you think 2020 was bad, wait until 2020 turns 21. Seriously, we have been living through historic … [Read more...]